Number of single-person businesses down
In 2023, there were 230,000 single-person businesses in Finland, which was 10,000 fewer than the previous year. These are the…
Single-person business owner counselling
Our brand-new counselling service, targeted specifically at people who run their businesses by themselves, is ready to help you with…
Influencer falls victim to Instagram scam
Heidi Willman’s work ground to a halt when her Instagram account was hacked. Entrepreneur and social media influencer Heidi Willman made the…
Single-person businesses
This page has been created to support single-person businesses, assist networking, and to facilitate peer support. It offers you all…
Entrepreneurs’ collective bargaining bad for competition
Albert Mäkelä, a specialist at Suomen Yrittäjät, considers solo entrepreneurs’ collective bargaining problematic in many ways. In the autumn of…
Pension providers begin reviewing YEL incomes
The YEL expert at Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, says that pension providers must hear business owners’ views and…
Business owners burn out at work less often than employees, study shows
A research group at Aalto University examined popular beliefs related to business ownership. The study by Ewald Kibler, Associate Professor of…
Why actual income is a poor basis for YEL pension coverage
An expert at Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, says that using actual income as the basis for entrepreneurs’ pension…
YEL lifeline for entrepreneur after serious accident
Natalia Piispa, a beauty salon owner from Salo, had a serious car accident in 2017. She subsequently realized how important…
5 tips on pricing your work right when you run a business by yourself
The self-employed and owners of knowledge-based businesses are forced to think about the valuation of their work. One of the…